China, Japan overseas M&A push to extend in 2019

China’s economic growth slowdown to drive dealmaking abroadJapanese companies may continue to seek large foreign dealsCompanies in China and Japan will continue their pursuit of overseas acquisitions this year amid the economic growth slowdown and geopolitical uncertainty, according to JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Ready availability of capital will...

How company bosses need to protect themselves from increasingly ‘creative’ legal action

Company bosses and directors are being targeted increasingly with ‘creative’ legal action over investment deals that have gone wrong.
It is clear that management teams and non-executive directors are now operating in a rapidly developing and fraught environment. Claims from investors and lenders are being pursued more aggressively outside...

World’s most notable Takaful & Insurance Forum returns to Dubai this April

In the midst of the changing regulatory and economic landscape, over 300 industry leaders will converge at the 14th Annual World Takaful & InsurTech Conference in Dubai this April to discuss the key issues affecting the Takaful and InsurTech landscape.
Middle East Global Advisors, a leading financial intelligence platform facilitating the development...

Zephyr Global M&A Review, 2018

Global M&A value up year-on-yearValue increases in all regions except Asia-Pacific and MENA, boosted by sizeable deals in Western Europe and North AmericaPE/VC value also up, driven by investment in Western Europe
The aggregate value of global mergers and acquisitions (M&A) increased in 2018, according to M&A information collected by Bureau van Dijk,...

2018: £30m invested; 5 exits; £600m of deals. What’s coming to UK small business in 2019?

2018 was a year that confounded predictions. We had predicted a year where Brexit and general uncertainty over slowing global growth might cloud events and perhaps dampen investment appetites.
However, during 2018 YFM sold five investments to a mixture of overseas and private equity supported buyers, with one , Vision RT whose medical...